Developed skills and lines of research

Francesca Biavasco earned her degree in Biological Sciences in 1978 from the University of Genoa, and in 1988, she obtained her PhD in Microbiological Sciences from the same university. She fulfilled the role of Full Professor of General Microbiology at the Polytechnic University of Marche. In the Biomedical Microbiology and Bacteriology Laboratory, where she worked, her research focused on general, clinical, and marine microbiology, utilizing basic microbiological techniques and molecular methods. Many projects included the study and characterization of antibiotic-resistant microorganisms isolated from various sources, as well as investigations into genetic elements involved in the spread of antibiotic resistance and microbial pathogenicity. Francesca Biavasco is the co-author of 96 scientific articles, 62 of which are peer-reviewed, and has contributed to over 100 conference presentations.

Projects funded by FFC Ricerca as Principal Investigator or as Research Manager

FFC#16/2019
Fighting Pseudomonas aeruginosa persisters in cystic fibrosis pulmonary infections: improved detection and therapeutic strategies

FFC#13/2017
Induction of viable but non-culturable forms, possibly responsible for treatment failure, in vitro biofilms of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Role of antibiotics and antibiotic concentrations

Publications from FFC Research projects

Mangiaterra G, Amiri M, Di Cesare A, et al., Detection of viable but non-culturable Pseudomonas aeruginosa in cystic fibrosis by qPCR: a validation study. BMC Infect Dis. 2018 Dec 27;18(1):701. doi: 10.1186/s12879-018-3612-9.

Sangiuolo F, D’Apice MR, Gambardella S, et al., Toward the pharmacogenomics of cystic fibrosis–an update. Pharmacogenomics. 2004 Oct;5(7):861-78.